Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police.

April 14
Dana Faul, 43, 1500 block of West Dudley, Eunice. Warrant.
Donald T. Mott, 21, 1500 block of East Ardoin, Eunice. Arrest warrant.
Jordon Fontenot, 25, 500 block of Fontenot Road, Opelousas. Summons for theft.

House panel pauses on fix for town’s water woes

Environmental Quality committee member Rep. Jean Paul Coussan, R-Lafayette, scrutinizes a bottle of the “drinking water” of St. Joseph. Townspeople pleaded Wednesday for help in getting the problem fixed. Credit; Quint Forgey

A band of emotional and frustrated residents from the beleaguered town of St. Joseph in Tensas Parish pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday for help obtaining cleaner, safer water for their children.

REAL ID passes House 90-11

Freshman Jimmy Harris, a New Orleans Democrat, argues his first bill in the House of Representatives Wednesday, a proposal to make federally-created REAL-ID available in Lousiana. It took two hours. Credit: Samuel Carter Karlin

A House bill that would repeal a 2008 ban on the state complying with the federal REAL ID Act was approved, 90-11, Wednesday following a two-hour debate. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Bill would alter law governing political activity by police, firefighters

As current Louisiana law stands, any police officer of firefighter who engages in political activity as minute as a retweet or a Facebook post automatically is terminated on the first offense.
Sen. Ryan Gatti, R-Bossier City, believes that is too harsh.

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Sports

MAMOU – In an impressive showing, Mamou earned a sweep over Eunice Monday in the season opener for both teams.

Lifestyle

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Karla Bellon, left, and Michelle Brown shop Saturday at Gossip Boutique during the annual Noel on The Prairie.

The 17th annual Noel on the Prairie held Saturday and Sunday in Eunice drew many pre-holiday shoppers with 32 Eunice merchants offering customers discounts and sales. Above are shoppers at Holly’s Hobbies. (Photos by Myra Miller)

Obituaries

Irice Ann Darbonne Lavergne passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 at the age of 73.
Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.

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